George H. FOOTE

HAIRSTON.org ID#1536, b. about 1820, d. 1856
Father*Gilson FOOTE1 b. 3 May 1791, d. 14 Feb 1851
Mother*Lucinda Elizabeth LEWIS2 b. 1787, d. 1827
Birth*George H. FOOTE was born about 1820 in Virginia.3 
He was the son of Gilson FOOTE and Lucinda Elizabeth LEWIS.1,2 
Marriage*George H. FOOTE married Mary Ella SPOONER, daughter of Horatio N. SPOONER and Sigismunda Massey Alexander HARRISON, on 7 March 1849 in by Rev. E. Gallaway, Macon, Noxubee, Mississippi.4,5,6 
WillGeorge H. FOOTE was mentioned in the will of Gilson FOOTE on 11 March 1849 in Noxubee, Mississippi; Lists sons George H. Foote, Robert L. Foote, daughter Mary C. Foote, deceased daughter Sarah E. Grant, granddaughter Laura F. Grant. Copy of will attached.7
Census 1850*George H. FOOTE appeared on the census of 28 August 1850 in Noxubee, Mississippi, George is a 30 year old attorney married to Mary E., 17 years old., both born in Virginia.3

 
Will*He left a will on 14 December 1855 in Noxubee, Mississippi; left everything to his sister and mother-in-law (names not mentioned).8 
Death*He died in 1856 in Noxubee, Mississippi. 
Probate*His estate was probated on 8 January 1856 in Noxubee, Mississippi.8 

Family

Mary Ella SPOONER b. 2 May 1833, d. 13 Aug 1853

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S3000] Glenn, Justin. The Washingtons, A Family History: Volume 1, Seven Generations of the Presidential Branch: Savas Beatie LLC, CA - 2014, Personal Collection - printed book.
  2. [S90] Lewis, William Terrell, 1811-1893. Genealogy of the Lewis Family In America: From the Middle of the Seventeenth Century Down to the Present Time. Louisville, Ky.: Pub. by the Courier-Journal Job Printing Co., 1893. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/wu.89062356233, Hathi Trust Digital Library.
  3. [S1850] 1850 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  4. [S76] Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935, Ancestry.com.
  5. [S3192] Mississippi Free Trader, Natchez, Mississippi, 4 April 1849.
  6. [S3813] Tombstone Inscriptions of Noxubee County, Mississippi - Noxubee County Historical Society, 1975, Columbus-Lowndes County, Mississippi Library.
  7. [S3011] Will of Gilson Foote -1849, Noxubee County, Mississippi Will Book A Page 158-163. Mississippi Probate Records, 1781-1930, images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9QX-39Z2-Y : 21 May 2014), Noxubee > Wills 1834-1894 vol A-B > image 134 of 456; county courthouses and public libraries, Mississippi., Family Search Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  8. [S3189] Abstracts of Wills of Noxubee Co., MS., 1834 - 1910 and Index cases, Noxubee County Historical Society, Macon, MS, 1990, Ancestry.com.
Last Edited18 Dec 2023